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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

WA's COVID-19 testing rates remain low, meaning the Omicron outbreak may be worse than it looks

Epidemiologists and public health experts warn Western Australia's low COVID-19 testing rates could mean there are undetected cases in the community.

ABC News

BA.2 is like Omicron's sister. Here's what we know about it so far

Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron have escalated globally over the past two months, with many countries experiencing peaks higher than previous variants.

The Conversation

Panel wary of Omicron, border spat

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) warns the economy could falter because of the spread of the Omicron variant and the Russia-Ukraine standoff.

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Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand's border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?

The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion and concern over New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.

The Conversation

Why it's important to look at the 'bigger picture' behind COVID-19 intensive care numbers

Experts say that given the vast majority of Australians are fully vaccinated, it is not surprising they also make up a greater proportion of the raw number of people in ICU. We take a look at the figures.

ABC News

Greater Manchester hospitals hit by wave of staff stress and anxiety sickness as 12-hour waits rise after Omicron battle

Almost 500 patients across some of Greater Manchester's biggest hospitals waited more than 12-hours for a bed in December

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Welsh Government spent £200,000 on TikTok adverts in two years

Some of the adverts promoted were about stopping the spread of Omicron

Wales Online

US jobs report set to be a doozy with omicron, revisions

Omicron. Revisions. Big seasonal factors. Friday’s U.S. jobs report is poised to be a bit of a doozy.

Tribune News Service

Bracing for Omicron, Govt shores up NZ's immunity wall

A decision to shorten the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster shot will help shore up one of NZ's two front lines of defence against the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant.

Newsroom.co.nz

Covid 'Stealth Omicron' sub-variant - what we know as strain found in Scotland

A number of cases of the BA.2 variant have been found in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Daily Record

Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall premiere party turned disaster into opportunity

The Independence Day director is known for bombast, but scaling back his new film’s celebrations because of Omicron and holding the party in his back yard was low-key impressive

The Guardian - UK

Ryanair and Wizz Air update customers as number of passengers drops

When compared to Omicron-hit December, the airlines said that they had lost 2.7 million passengers between them

Nottingham Post

How long is Omicron’s incubation period? How it differs from Delta and other Covid variants

New strain thought to develop in sufferers at faster pace than original coronavirus

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BA.2 variant: Everything we know about the new ‘stealth Omicron’ Covid strain

It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem to unveil new household energy bill price cap on Thursday morning – business live

Energy regulator to announce how much bills for 22m UK households can rise from April, as eurozone inflation hits record high of 5.1%

ABC News

Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck defends going to cricket instead of a COVID committee

Richard Colbeck says he has to "live with" his decision to attend the Ashes in Hobart instead of a COVID committee hearing into the Omicron spread in aged care homes.

Reuters

Australia's COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to lowest in weeks

Australia's COVID-19 hospitalisation rate fell to its lowest in nearly three weeks on Wednesday, while a steady rate of daily infections raised hopes the worst of an outbreak fuelled by the Omicron coronavirus variant may have passed.

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The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened

Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday

The Independent UK

Covid news - live: Israel finds hundreds of BA.2 cases as study finds symptoms emerge in just two days

The four sub-variants of Omicron collectively account for 93 per cent of all Covid specimens collected in the past month, says WHO

AAP

McGowan feels heat over WA border rules

Western Australia's hardline approach to managing its Omicron outbreak has forced the temporary closure of a Perth school just days into the first term.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records 69 Covid deaths as hospital numbers fall – as it happened

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ABC News

Boosters 'critical' as high aged care COVID-19 death rates tipped to continue into March

Residents in up to 30 aged care homes across Australia remain without their booster shot, amid concerns high death rates of the elderly from Omicron will continue as late as March, a national advocacy group says.

The New Daily

Countries yet to hit Omicron peak, WHO warns

Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation says. Here's a wrap of COVID news.

Irish Mirror

Dr Tony Holohan to advise 'ongoing need' for some Covid measures as Omicron 'unlikely to be last variant of concern'

The CMO is expected to take questions from TDs and Senators on Wednesday at the Health Committee

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